NBA legend discusses health plan, HIV-AIDS advocacy

12:15 AM,
Oct. 6, 2012

NBA great Earvin 'Magic' Johnson signs basketballs during a visit.

Written by

Travis Pillow
Florida Capital Bureau

Employees at the Agency for Healthcare Administration were fired up Friday after a visit from a basketball legend.

Earvin "Magic" Johnson is a 12-time NBA All-Star who won five championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. His career was cut short by HIV, which he has battled for more than two decades.

Johnson found a second act in life as a businessman, and one of his latest ventures is a health plan that specializes in care for people living with the disease. The Clear Health Alliance, a specialty plan offered by Miami-based Simply Healthcare Plans, is taking on patients in Florida and could ...